B. Wellar 2006 Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society Dr. Barry Wellar, Professor (ret.), University of Ottawa, and Media Program Director Geography Awareness Week Canadian Association of Geographers Materials for a presentation at GIS Day 2006 University of Ottawa Department of Geography and Environmental Studies University of Ottawa November 15, 2006 University Centre
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B. Wellar 2006
Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society
Dr. Barry Wellar, Professor (ret.),University of Ottawa, and Media Program Director
Geography Awareness WeekCanadian Association of Geographers
Materials for a presentation at GIS Day 2006
University of Ottawa
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies University of Ottawa
November 15, 2006University Centre
B. Wellar 2006
Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
• Overexploitation risks survival of planet?Overexploitation risks survival of planet?
• Rainforests: Their destruction a worldwide problemRainforests: Their destruction a worldwide problem
• Oil’s black death takes terrible tollOil’s black death takes terrible toll
• Coastal waters being used as toxic dumpCoastal waters being used as toxic dump
Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society
B. Wellar 2006
Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
• 100,000 eastern lakes hurt by acid rain100,000 eastern lakes hurt by acid rain
• Cocktail of toxins threatens lakeCocktail of toxins threatens lake
• More PCB-laced oil spills in river fearedMore PCB-laced oil spills in river feared
• It’s not cool to kill the ozoneIt’s not cool to kill the ozone
• A warning on warmingA warning on warming
Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society
B. Wellar 2006
Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
• 1989 one of the hottest years1989 one of the hottest years
• A warning on warmingA warning on warming
• Here’s a crash course on the Greenhouse effectHere’s a crash course on the Greenhouse effect
• Greenhouse effect starts to make Washington sweatGreenhouse effect starts to make Washington sweat
• British cities could drownBritish cities could drown
• US drought becoming a threat to our waterUS drought becoming a threat to our water
Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society
B. Wellar 2006
Images from the Doomsday Map Project:Ecological Disaster and Local Response
Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’?
• Dirty air threatens one billionDirty air threatens one billion
• Metro choking on auto fumes hearings warnedMetro choking on auto fumes hearings warned
• Mexico City population now ‘irreversible’Mexico City population now ‘irreversible’